Comment on Microsoft made me sign in on their Xbox Accessories app to update the firmware on my controller

FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• zelifcam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Well, I can tell you trying to use the Xbox controllers I have on Linux, with Bluetooth was a nightmare until their firmware was updated.

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  • dafungusamongus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Absolute pain in the ass. Had to spin up a Win10 VM to get my controllers working.

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  • aniki@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You can avoid that by not using MS controllers in Linux, or using old controllers with a cable. My Retropie has xbox 360 controller support compiled in and every controller works OOB.

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    • braindefragger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’m quite aware other controllers exist? Xone is a kernel level driver and works with newer Xbox controllers. It’s worked flawlessly for years. All I had to do was make sure the controller’s firmware was up 2 date.

      So with virtually no effort my gaming rig supports all the controllers you brought up for some reason, plus modern ones.

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• CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Its called surveillance capitalism.

  Microsoft is first and foremost a company that aims to profit on the data it can gather.

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  • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Please insert controller into rectum and drink verification can for authorization

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    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I can update four controllers at a time using this method.

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• Jackthelad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Well, in the case of the Dualsense on PS5, they’ve made changes to improve things like haptic feedback, controller volume output from the speaker, better noise cancellation on the mic (though I doubt anyone uses that) and if you have the latest PS5 models (pro or non-pro), you now have adaptive charging.

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  • Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I wish I had a way to permanently disable that mic. Why the fuck is that even there? Do console players use these?! All it does is yank priority from my actual mic if I plug it in to charge.

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    • Jackthelad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You can disable it permanently: thegamer.com/disable-mute-ps5-dualsense-microphon…

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      • Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Looks like that works on PS5, not so sure about PC. I will investigate when I get home, thanks for the tip!

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    • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Almost every game that uses the speaker is even more annoying.

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      • Jackthelad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The exceptions being the Astro Bot games, because the sounds tie in to the haptic feedback.

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• M137@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Lots of things, just like any hardware issues can happen and some of those can be fixed with software. Also new features, I have a Gulikit KK3 which has gotten a lot of new features and improvements since I received it (won it in a giveaway).

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• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Mine worked under Linux without hassle

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